
Casting Bits: Sam Worthington in ‘Drift;’ Johnny Knoxville Not in ‘The Three Stooges’
Posted on Thursday, March 17th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
Sam Worthington is going back to Australia. The actor is set to star in Drift, a surfing drama that will be co-directed by Morgan O’Neill and Ben Nott from a script by Morgan O’Neill.
The film is set in 1972 and follows “brothers who start a new life in a remote Australian coastal town. There they contend with suspicious locals and ruthless bikers as they struggle to kick-start a business from their greatest passion — surfing.” Sounds like a pretty old-school film in some way — if the brothers end up knocking heads it could feel like a real drive-in surfing picture. Might be fun. [Variety]
Meanwhile, after the break, The Three Stooges don’t have a starting stooge after all. Read More »